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. 2020 Apr 25;17(1):2018–2022. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.04.028
Inventory control
  • Coordinate with major manufacturers for supplies

  • Maintain uninterrupted supplies of critical medications and PPEs

  • Optimize medications and supplies to group hospitals

  • Adhere to Good Retail Practices

Personnel safety
  • Educate pharmacy team on Covid-19 precautions during patient interactions

  • Ensure pharmacy is safe for people to visit and identify isolation areas

  • Provide staff with 3-ply masks and sanitizers

  • Enforce hand sanitization and social distancing by queue managers

  • Regularly disinfect of pharmacy areas with hypochlorite solution

  • Alternate work days for pharmacy personnel

  • Suspend biometric timecard system to prevent transmission

Drug distribution and usage
  • Increase dispensing frequency from daily to 3-days reducing ward visits for delivery

  • Install barrier protection measures at dispensing windows

  • Monitor use of selected anti-infectives and critical care drugs